Should global goal setting continue, and how, in the post-2015 era?

This DESA Working Paper authored by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr critically assesses the MDG experience including their policy purpose, ethical commitments, political origins, and consequences. It proposes that post-2015 goals should be based on principles of equity sustainability and human security and address key contemporary challenges such as climate change, unemployment, inequality and global market instability.

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